All needing a quiet area to think, they went to his private chambers, but all it seemed to accomplish was them all getting headaches. As Dib sat at the window as Zim and Gaz sat on their seats, he decided to think about Tak and their son. Missing them like crazy to the point he thought he was hallucinating when he spotted her coming in with Jack in her arms. Getting up, he went over to her. "Tak? Not that I'm unhappy to see you, but this is taking a chance."

Grabbing Dib by his shirt collar, she brought him down for a kiss. "Had to after one of those Plegerins discovered the base." Sneering, Tak continued touching her mate. "I didn't know where else to go."

"I'm glad you both are all right." Bringing them both in his arms, Dib held them loving the familiarity.

Leaning over to, Gaz, Zim whispered, "I'm sure he's happy to get Elias out of his mouth now."

"Please don't bring that up to him." Gaz warned standing up to go over to them. "Hey, Jack." Taking him in her arms, she kissed him. "Getting big. Of course a Cracker Jack box is bigger then me." She joked.

"How's Tenn?" Tak wondered going up on the platform with them both.

Grabbing, Jack away from Gaz to place on his lap, Zim shook his head. "She's mostly unhappy. She'll be in here as soon as the exam is done."

Entering inside the chamber, Tenn just continued to look miserable. "They said everything is fine and thankfully no further visit from him." Glancing over to, Jack, she added, "Please let my smeet be more Irken then him. Please."

"Tenn, remember what I told you." Dib said softly.

Once again the same thoughts of her wishing he was the father of this smeet were true as she went to sit by the window. Glancing over at Tak being held by him filled her with some jealousy along with hatred. The hatred only shooting towards herself and Pressner though. She wished she wasn't weak in the first place to allow herself to sleep with him. Tenn never felt so stupid in her whole life before.

The figure watched as the serpent devoured another planet with dismay marked on their face. Not often hatred marked this unflawed face, but knowing that this creatures goal was to ultimately destroy Irk was too much. Delicate clawed hands moved about to see what they could do, but all it could accomplish was just for the creature to pause in its actions to seek out the offending party before destroying other things in its pathway.

The figure wasn't strong on its own. It felt more like an observer knowing it had to seek those on the Massive itself.

"You thought you could achieve the goal on your own." Came a mellow male voice behind the figure.

"Of course I thought I could do it or at least provide the best answer possible."

The male voice was taken aback at how the normally calm presence in the figure faltered making him place his hands on the figures shoulder. "It will be provided and Irk will be saved along what is also disturbing you."

The figures lips pursed slightly. Something it wasn't accustomed to doing at all, but seeing how that serpent went off it was only a matter of time before it reached, Irk. "It is probably why I reached out to you on that realm. To calm me."

The male quirked his lips up at that thought. "I have missed you for a long time."

"As I you." The figure agreed before following along the serpents path.

Skoodge looked over at Tenn still wondering what to completely say to her. After he entered her room, they sat there in uncomfortable silence. Each time he tried to say something to her, Skoodge stopped himself the very second her attention went to him. He known her for such a long time and yet this was the first time he felt truly bad in how he can approach her.

Tenn was getting rather impatient now since it was broaching fifteen minutes for him to fidget in silence. "Skoodge, please spit it out." She urged knowing it sounded peeved.

"Well, Tenn, we've known one another for years, and so with that I want to ask if you want to be my mate."

To her it didn't sound like a question, but more of a statement. It was something that made her silent again.

Skoodge saw her stony expression on her face making him rush out the next thing on his mind. "It isn't pity, Tenn. I assure you."

"It isn't love either, Skoodge." She countered back. "Why are you wanting this?"

Quickly standing up, he stood in front of her as if he was about to salute her, but just kept his hands behind his back. "Because it is the right thing to do."

She studied her friend once again appreciating him wanting to be noble with her, but she had to decline. "We are friends, Skoodge. I'll take you as my friend only, but not as a mate. Don't think I don't appreciate you wanting to do something nice for me."

"Well you deserve it, Tenn. We go back a long ways."

"Yes to smeethood where we are practically like siblings, Skoodge." She smiled a bit at him. "Honestly, with the stress I'm now feeling, you have helped me at least smile a little right now."

Placing his head back proudly, he said, "That is what I aim for."

Tak hit Dib on the arm just hard enough to send a message. Yes she was still angry at him for just leaving like he did, and making her worry. "You ever do that again, I swear I will rip that scythe off your head next time."

Whispered arguments were strange to have. You almost are at that verge of raising your voice up even higher but since you realize you have a child in the room sleeping not too far from you, you realize you have to have these type of arguments, Dib noticed. "I told you why I did that, Tak."

Pinching him, she wandered over to see if their son was still resting before turning back to say something more to him. "In case you forgot... We are mated with a smeet. You aren't this single guy who can afford to do that anymore."

"I'm sorry. You're right. You are completely right."

Touching his face lovingly, Tak wrapped her arms around him. "I don't want to lose you, Dib."

"I don't want to lose you either, Tak." Kissing the top of her head, he smiled over at seeing, Jack turn in his crib. He had a family now and he had to not rush off like that again for their peace of mind.

Resting her head against the wall to think, Tenn felt hands on her shoulders making her almost cringe. "Leave me alone."

"Can't." Turning her around to face him, Pressner brushed her cheek gently.

"You've done enough to too many. Go away."

Stepping away from her it was hard to follow orders this time fearing the worse from her. "They want me to take you away."

Mouth opening she made a quick dash to the door which was foolish when he popped up in front of her.

Pressner couldn't blame her for attempting to leave. "I never disobeyed orders before from an employer before and now I have because of you."

"This is a trick."

"It isn't." Sadly, he stepped away from her again. "I won't have our child used this way. Protect it."

Tenn had no clue what to say as she made her way out of her quarters knowing she needed to be around others right now. Seeing, Gaz up ahead she went up to her. "Pressner was in my room."

Tenn wasn't surprised to see Gaz go instantly to her room, but she was surprised to see, Pressner still in there. They both studied one another. "You need to stop stressing her." Gaz was actually gentle when she spoke to him.

"I know and I had a feeling she would bring someone in here with her. Surprised it was you." Pressner studied the tiny Queen as they practically circled one another.

"It is either this or polka." She quipped. "So tell me why you are here."

"I'm certain that, Zim has told you all about me." She nodded. "When I'm employed that I do what I'm hired to do, no questions asked."

"This time you don't want to do something for once." Gaz observed. "You were fine with doing what you did to, Tak, and using her, but now..."

"I actually wasn't completely fine with that one, but I did it anyhow so that was a cheap excuse." Pressner looked over to Tenn who still stayed at the doorway. "I can't take her away like he wants me to. Protect her from them. I know he already wants your brother and yourself along with your nephew, but..."

Gaz almost rolled her eyes at him. "We already are doing everything we can to protect her. We don't want her unborn baby harmed."

"Seeing that there is a creature attacking each planet we conquered before it destroys Irk then the Armada, it is safe to assume that my smeet will end up harmed anyhow." Tenn had such a calm anger as she rubbed her now swollen belly.

"Yeah. So, Pressner, how do we handle that thing out there?" Gaz inquired coldly stepping forward.

"That is their creation. A creation I have no clue in how to handle myself." Pressner was honest there. "My job is to handle other things that I'm called upon for."

"Oh gee. Lucky you." Gaz almost felt like she had a headache coming on. "I can tell that, Elias is the weak link."

"Yes, but he is insane. Never trust him." He warned.

Gaz shrugged. "I'm a bit homicidal so I think I can handle it."

For the first time during this conversation, Pressner smiled at her as he enjoyed her attitude.

Guess who could possibly be the mystery being be.